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VanRental.co.uk Expands To Ireland

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We have now added two new van hire locations in Ireland to our database:

Our decision was triggered by the expansion of easyVan to Ireland and by an increase in the number of visitors to the site who are searching for locations in Dublin and Cork.

We are also about to add our first independent van hire company to our listing for Dublin – details will be posted up here in the next 24 hours.

Although VanrRntal.co.uk is a UK-focused site, we are always keen to add information and features that will be useful to our users – whichever country they are in. We also advertise specialist companies that offer one-way van hire to Spain, for example.

If you run a van hire company that serves the UK/Irish market – wherever you are located – then get in touch to see if we can help you promote your business and drive new traffic to your website.

Van Hire in Smethwick, Birmingham: KB Self Drive Hire

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I’m pleased to welcome KB Self-Drive Hire of Smethwick, Birmingham to the vanrental.co.uk van rental directory.

KB Self-Drive offers a wide range of hire vans:

  • Small vans (e.g. Citroen Berlingo/Vauxhall Combo)
  • Short wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB)
  • Medium wheelbase panel vans
  • Long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Mercedes Sprinter)
  • Luton vans with and without tail lift

Unlike some van hire companies, KB Self-Drive will provide insurance cover for drivers aged 21 and over.

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

Express Van Rental of Sutton-in-Ashfield

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I’m very pleased to welcome Express Van Rental of Sutton-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire to the vanrental.co.uk van hire directory.

Express Van Rental offers a wide range of vans for hire and is conveniently located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, near Mansfield. Express Van Rental’s services include panel van hire, Luton van hire and minibus rental.

You can contact Express Van Rental direct for more information using the following methods:

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

Advertising on vanrental.co.uk Delivers Results

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If you are a small business owner, it’s sometimes hard to decide where to spend your advertising pennies. Take van hire, for example.

The Yellow Pages is a traditional advertising channel  – as are local newspaper and radio advertising.

The problem with these methods is that neither of them delivers customers in buying mode directly to your website.

Advertising on vanrental.co.uk does exactly that. Here’s what one customer recently told me:

“…we get very good response from the Euro ad. Keep up the good work.”
Admiral Self Drive Van Hire, Walsall

Our website has been carefully designed to produce geographically-targeted results – so people searching for van hire in your town will be shown a list of van hire companies in their area.

Our van hire search facility allows users to specify their location and a search radius – for example, they can request a list of all van hire companies within a 10 mile radius of their home town.

Getting listed in our directory enables you to benefit from these visitors – visitors who are in buying mode and are ready to book a rental van. In 2008 (our first complete year), we had more than 225,000 visitors and generated more than £205,000 of van rental sales for the companies in our directory.

Do You Do Something Different?

We also have web pages dedicated to specialist van hire – such as European van hire, one-way van hire to Spain and van hire for bands – so if your company offers something different to everybody else, get in touch and shout about it!

We are always happy to create new pages to support specific services offered by our advertisers, if we don’t already cover them somewhere on our site.

If you would like to learn more about advertising on vanrental.co.uk, take a look at our advertising page or get in touch today. I look forward to hearing from you.

London Brentford Van Hire: Practical Car & Van Rental

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Practical Car & Van Rental BrentfordI’m very pleased to welcome Practical Car & Van Rental of Brentford to the vanrental.co.uk directory.

Practical Brentford is based just off Commerce Road, in Brentford, and offers a full range of hire vehicles for customers:

  • Small vans (e.g. Vauxhall Combo)
  • Short, medium and long wheelbase panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter)
  • Luton vans with tail lifts
  • 15 & 17 seat minibuses

In addition to these commercial vehicles, Practical Brentford also offers most popular sizes of hire cars.

The company serves the Brentford, Chiswick, Ealing & Hammersmith areas of London and can collect passengers from Brentford bus and railway stations.

To learn more about Practical Car & Van Rental Brentford or for details of rental rates and a quote, click here to visit the Practical website.

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

Van and Minibus Hire in Gloucester – APVS

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APVS - Van Hire GloucesterI’m very pleased to be able to welcome APVS to the vanrental.co.uk van hire directory. Based in Eastington, on the south side of Gloucester, APVS offers a full range of hire vehicles, including the following vans and minibuses:

  • Small vans (e.g. Ford Transit Connect)
  • Panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit SWB, Vauxhall Movano LWB)
  • Luton box vans with tailifts
  • 3.5 tonne tippers
  • 17-seat minibuses (e.g. LDV Convoy)

APVS also offers a range of refrigerated vans, including (in order of increasing size) Fiat Doblos, Volkswagen Transporters and Ford Transit LWBs.

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

Guildford & South-east Van Hire: Kendall Cars

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I’d like to welcome Kendall Cars to the vanrental.co.uk van hire directory. Founded in 1969 and based in Guildford, Kendall Cars has van rental branches throughout the Hampshire / Surrey / London area:

Kendall Cars offers a very wide range of hire vans – ranging from small vans (e.g. Peugeot Partner), through larger panel vans (e.g. Ford Transit LWB) and up to 7.5t (Iveco Cargo) and 18t lorries. They do of course also offer Luton box vans with tail lifts – essential for house and furniture moves.

Kendall also offers a number of other light commercial vehicles, such as 3.5t Transit tippers and 4×4 pickups like the Toyota Hilux – offering additional flexibility for commercial hire requirements.

Kendall Cars also offers minibus and MPV hire.

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

Van Hire in Kentish Town, North London: H&H Van Hire

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I’d like to welcome H&H Van hire of Kentish Town, North London, to the vanrental.co.uk van hire directory.

A family-run business that was founded in 1994, H&H offers a comprehensive range of small, medium and long wheelbase Transit vans plus Lutons with tail lifts from its base on Bartholomew Road, Kentish Town.

H&H operates a ‘no hidden extras’ policy which means that all of the following are included in its standard van rental rates – unlike some companies:

  • Insurance included
  • AA Recovery included
  • Free additional drivers
  • Unlimited mileage
  • Free 24-hour drop-off facility
  • Discounts for long-term hire
  • Free use of trolley and straps
  • NO charge for young drivers aged 21-25
  • Free parking for customers’ cars

It’s a great package and H&H Van hire also offers minibus hire, although drivers must be over 25 to hire a minibus.

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

Van Hire in Goole: Dominic & Son Removals

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Update Sept 2016: Dominic & Son no longer offers van hire.

I’d like to welcome Dominic & Son Removals of Goole to our van hire directory.

Based in Goole, it offers a wide range of self-drive hire vans which range from Ford Transit-sized panel vans up to 7.5 tonne lorries. Luton vans with tail lifts are also available – ideal for anyone planning a DIY house move.

Dominic & Son is a family business that was founded by Stephen Dominic, a former police officer. It specialises in serving the Goole, Doncaster, Selby and York area and offer full storage and removal services in addition to self-drive van hire.

If you’d like to see your van hire company listed on vanrental.co.uk, click here for details of our advertising options.

New DIY Removals Guide – Free to Download

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Anyone who has ever moved house will know that it can be an expensive process.

One effective way of keeping costs down is to do a DIY removals job – packing and moving the contents of your house yourself. Doing this can save you hundreds or even thousands of pounds on the cost of a professional removal job, especially as removals companies usually extra for things such as:

  • Packing your belongings
  • Insurance
  • Dismantling flat-pack furniture

Although DIY removals can seem daunting, it doesn’t have to be. Our expert guide explains in simple bullet points all the things you need to remember, from planning your move to unpacking.

We’ve done it before without any problems – so can you.

Click here to view, print or download our free DIY Removals guide and get started.

If you’ve got any questions or comments about the guide, just leave a comment below and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.